Holy crap!! This thread is just more proof that scientists really are geeks. Hehehe, it's nice not to be alone.
I never got into the paper and pencil games, I never had the attention span. However, give me a computer RPG and I may not leave the house for a few days.
Just as a little foreshadowing, I can see the creationists forming their arguments now. The ultimate psychological connection. The imagination needed to play D&D flows over into a scientists other life, making up scenarios to explain the diversity of life. I guess we could redefine increased fitness as a -1 THAC0?